Sharana
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Sharan, also known as Sharana (Pashto: ښرنه, Dari: شرنه), is a city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Paktika Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Sharan District and has an estimated population of 70,775 people. Mohammad Nasser Hilal is the current mayor of the city.
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It is catalogued under topics including Long stubs with short prose, Populated places in Paktika Province and Provincial capitals in Afghanistan.
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Place details
- Locality
- ښرنه
- Region
- پکتيکا ولايت
- Country
- افغانستان
- Population
- 7,366
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sharan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Provincial capital
- Settlement.image_skyline
- U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, along with Afghan National Police officers, patrol the Sharana bazaar in western Paktika province 100821-A-OD503-018.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280
- Settlement.image_caption
- A street scene in 2010
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Afghanistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Afghanistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Paktika
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sharan
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mohammad Nasser Hilal
- Settlement.area_land_km2
- 59
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Located in
- Sharana District
- Elevation
- 2154
- Capital of
- Paktika Province
- Image
- U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, along with Afghan National Police officers, patrol the Sharana bazaar in western Paktika province 100821-A-OD503-018.jpg
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- 1569
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- Sharana
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Sharan, also known as Sharana (Pashto: ښرنه, Dari: شرنه), is a city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Paktika Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Sharan District and has an estimated population of 70,775 people. Mohammad Nasser Hilal is the current mayor of the city.
Sharan is home to Paktika University, which is in the southeastern part of the city. Sharan is at an elevation of approximately within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns. The city has a number of bazaars, business centers, public parks, banks, hotels, restaurants, mosques, hospitals, universities, and places to play sports or just relax.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sharana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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